The Bush administration this week voiced its objections to a controversial patent reform bill that has passed in the House of Representatives and is currently awaiting a vote in the Senate.

However, the White House more or less agreed with other contentious provisions in the bill, such as a switch to a first-inventor-to-file system and the establishment of a post-grant patent review window. It also reiterated its desire to pass sweeping patent-modernization legislation as soon as possible.

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